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My_Penbroke t1_j28o8tw wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in This day, 100 years ago, the USSR was created by SENPA-A-A-A-I-I

Never assume that the untimely death of a person who posed a great threat to the imperialist order was not in some way precipitated or hastened by covert foul play

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capitalsfan08 t1_j29xd1h wrote

Ah yes, I am sure the CIA, founded after WWII, was able to induce a stroke in Lenin.

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NerdyyPlatypus t1_j2ans84 wrote

Being fair, he had a stroke because of lead poisoning after he was shot.

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Aurion7 t1_j2aucbj wrote

While a popular theory, his symptoms failed to improve in any meaningful way after having the bullets removed and the oxidation theory remains unproven generally. It's more likely the stroke(s) specifically were caused by arteriosclerosis.

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